Thigpen is a family name that may refer to: Ben Thigpen, American jazz drummer Corbett H. Thigpen, American psychiatrist Cressie Thigpen, American jurist and lawyer Ed Thigpen, American jazz drummer Lynne Thigpen, American film and television actress Owen Thigpen/Fitzpen/Phippen, English merchant Richard Ashley Thigpen, American academic Anita Thigpen Perry, First Lady of Texas. Wikipedia